Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-17
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KxHELLIoN TROPHIES.
NEW YoRx. June Is. - May God
palsy the hand that wrote the ordsr,
may God palsy the brain that conceived
/ it, and may God palsy the tongue al
dictated if." G. A. Il. Veterans heard
these words with bated breath and with
eiances at each other With awe IS the
terrible sentences rang out from the
Commarder-in-C Chief Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic tonight in the
association hall in Harlem. The occa-
sion was q reception tsndered 10 the
Commander in OAief by the AI-xandeF
Hamilton Post Ne. 1S2. @. A. r. Wis
itoFs were present from every Grand
Army post in this city and vicinity.
Post Commander A. IL. Underhill pre-
sided. Among those present were
Senior Vice Department. Commander
r. LaffeFty, Jaeier Vice Commander
Charles HUI, Grand Post State Com
mander Hedges, Of Haverstfaw. and
CorPsral Tanner.
Before the meeting opened II became
known that General Ross, Of Austin,
Texas, had ressived letter from the
Adjntant General of the United States
Army, stating that the President bad
approved the recommendation and t3e
writer had been instructed By the S %
estaEy OF War to retnra all Confederate
tags in care of the department 20 the
southern States fFom whose regiments
the flags bad been captured durIng the
var of the rebellion.
Gensral Fairchild entered the hall
With stern, set features, and hardly
gaiting fer the usual couftesies. the
one-armed leader burst forth with the
expression recorded absvs. The Gen
srRl told of tbs news received by tele
graph, that the President had approved
the proposal of the return OF the rebel
daes, and how those Gags had been Won
oy the veterans Of the g. A r. IN open
contiict With shs enemies Of the Nation.
The veterans hsd placed their trophies
in care Of the War Department. They
we're intended to be. be said, placed in
the archives OF the Nation as menen
toss Of the hard won fields Of battle.
He centinu d (: "How can the present
loyal Government Of the Southern
states accept the emblems of treason
after their professions Of loyalty to the
Union? Must they not return them 10
The Secretary and sag that they have
nothing TO do With the hsRs, as the rebel
organ itiODs are extinct and their
Governors sre deadf"
General Fairchild said be had ire
quently listened to sentiments which
caused him 10 bite his tongue 10 an ef
fort to maintain bis self eontrsl. In the
nine months past be had visited q. A.
K. posts in every state north. east and
sest. He bad never in any post meet
ines heard anything bat kindly feelings
expressed towards the men who had
looked into the qua barrels Of the
uoFthern troops during the var. As
OommandeF-tn Chief be had tried 70
encourage this kindly feeling. Nov this
was changed. The time bad come to
speak in the name Of the organic Ation,
Oommander-i in Chief of the g. A. r.,
he would resign and protest as q private
citizen. Bat be vas satisfied tb q the
10000 @. A. Il. veterans would rise as
one man in solemn protest against any
such disposition Of the trophies won at
snch fearful sacrifice Of blosd.
Raising bis only hsnd. the General
said: II appeal 20 the sentiment OF the
Nation to forbid this sscFilees." There
vas moments silence and then wild
then came loud calls for CORPORAL Ian.
ntr.
He apologized for coming without his
g. A. X. badge. One Of tbs infantry re-
cruited since the war had asked him
shy be vas going oot Of the house
without his badge. he answered, that
after the Presidents order 10 the case
Of the rebel hlgs, the next thing would
a
ans Of the war should return their
badges as they we're made Of metal cast
| from guns captured during the war.
He was not surprised that such an order
should emsnate from one who during
| the var uas 10 tbs foil yiQor OF man
| hood, sturdy and strcnQ, yef Uho vas
represented in the deld BY a substitute
drawn from the Erie peniteHtiary.
might Of g veteran and protest against
| this desecration.
The proposed trip Of OieveIand 70 S..
Louis bad been dsscasaed by veterans.
| He had advised the Western veterans
| 70 treat the President With the respecl
due him. bat new had come al order
| from which nothing eoald come bui
c1ad, mnatioT, which would result 10
4 4mnatlon.
Thess remarks we're received With
shouts and cheers. Then Edm1nd
Hendriek, late Iospecsog General Of the
Department Of New York, and Genera
siekies
LEAPKD TO TIE PLAzFoRN
Aod offered tbs following resolutions:
WHKRKAs, The President OF tbs
United ststea hiss approved the recon.
mendatiou that ali battle hass in TIE
eussody of the War DspArtmsDt be
longing 70 the Southern States 10 re-
belliOn. dnriba the last civil var, BE- re
turnsd 10 sacb States a. boFs them, Be
for~ soeh End d;spositi0D, be It iDsiil
Resotusf, That this post views vita
surprise the acti0n Of the President
and records lie protest thereto. and rs
solves that the sacrifice q blood whist
captured those embleus was q saSrIsee
to she liberty Of the Nsti0Eal Onion and
70 God
Resolpa5, That 20 sentiment Of esn.
erosity and no expression Of mag
nsnimitg Is involved in ths sarrepdel
Of these covenants Of N3tiOnsl honor,
Gna
RssolssS, That il only nov remains &.
Siress thai the battle fAgs sf the UaiOE
be distgiboted AMONG the represents
tives Of the s0-cAlls9 confeosrsey. and
as 4 fitting acknowledgement Of ths
Fiskteo1sness % the lsst cause. and
Rss0Ssed, That this post express IA
disAppEohati00 Of this act Of tne hFsl
Prssiasot oE the United States Who Ia
held cfsos disassoeiated from 10
m~noFies Of The vss for union.
TAA resolutions were carried with |
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have q uzss meeting Of vster8ns Bsx
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